Interferometric method for determining the sum of the flexoelectric coefficients (e1+ e3) in an ionic nematic material

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 22, 2008, Pages

  Trabi, C L ^a   Brown, C V ^a   Smith, A A T ^b   Mottram, N J ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INTERFEROMETRY; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MASKS; METALLIZING; MICROFLUIDICS;

APPLIED (CO); APPLIED VOLTAGES; DISTORTION (DEFORMATION); FLEXOELECTRIC COEFFICIENTS; INTERDIGITATED ELECTRODE (IDE); LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASE; MACH ZEHNDER (MZ); PERIODIC DISTORTIONS; STRIPE ELECTRODES; TIME-DEPENDENT;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 44849120920     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2938722     Document Type: Article

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